Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Version 1.0.0 released

[Ben Escoto]

>>>>> Clint Silvester <address@hidden>
>>>>> wrote the following on Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:12:16 -0600

> I don't see anything about the redone algorithm that possibly fixes the 
> problem with files greater than 25 gig.  Last time there was discussion 
> I think it was supposed to be:
> 
> if file_len < 4096: return 64 # set minimum of 64 bytes
> else: return long(pow(file_len, 0.5)/16)*16
> 
> in Rdiff.py to replace the filelen/2000.  I've since given up on
> using rdiff-backup for files as large as this, and never tested the
> changes, but I saw the release announcement and thought this might
> have been overlooked since it doesn't look like it's been changed in
> the cvsweb.

Yes I also thought I had checked that patch in.  I just did it now.
But as far as I know that won't fix anything---the only advantage will
be slightly better performance for large files.


-- 
Ben Escoto

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